The Philippine Daily Inquirer reports that as of Wednesday, June 13, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) had received 11 nominations and applications for Chief Justice. The names of the nominees are listed below:

The report noted that Esquivel, the 11th nominee, would most certainly be disqualified since the Constitution states that a Chief Justice "must have been for 15 years or more, a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines."